Dig straight down through Australia 🇦🇺 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬. Below are Australia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Canberra |
|---|---|
| Population | about 25.4 million |
| Area | 7,687,331 km² (2,968,094 sq mi) |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Also written | Australia (es) · Australie (fr) · 澳大利亚 (zh) · أستراليا (ar) · Австралия (ru) · オーストラリア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Australia, that point sits at 24.8415° N, 46.9414° W. The nearest coast is Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬, roughly 1,728 km (1,074 miles) north-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda, about 1,768 km (1,099 miles) from the point.
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